Would you be surprised to hear that the Vancouver Canucks are 16th in the NHL in power play percentage? While the team is currently floating around the middle of the pack in this stat, eye tests of their man-advantage say otherwise. Even more incriminating is the data provided by Natural Stat Trick, which indicates that Vancouver’s power play offense is not as effective as it may seem to be from a surface-level point of view. 

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Right now, Vancouver’s power play is clicking at a success rate of 22.3%. They’re in the top-half of the league in terms of time spent on the man-advantage with 300:34 minutes, placing 14th of all 32 teams. For reference, the team with the highest power play TOI is the Ottawa Senators with 343:10, while the lowest is the Vegas Golden Knights with 238:42. Their power play unit has a corsi-for of 473, putting them at 22nd in the league. Their corsi-for percentage ranks around the same position, 23rd in the NHL, with 86.63%. This marks them higher than the Washington Capitals, Edmonton Oilers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. 

The Canucks are one of the teams who produce the least shots on goal on the power play, tallying only 227. This puts them at 26th in the league, only slightly above the Columbus Blue Jackets, Montréal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, and Chicago Blackhawks. In line with this stat is the Canucks’ shots-for percentage, which is also at 25th in the league with 81.07%. When this sheer lack of shot volume is contrasted with the team’s higher-than-average time spent on the man-advantage, it makes you wonder how much of the time they spend is actually productive in creating offense. 

When measuring their xGF stat against the rest of the NHL, Vancouver ranks 22nd with 36.57. To compare, the Pittsburgh Penguins currently sit at the top of the league with 51.76. They fall in the NHL’s top-10 in terms of minutes played on the power play with 310:14. Additionally, they are fifth in the league with 293 shots produced when up a player. What’s most interesting in their case, however, is the fact that their SF% is within the bottom five of the NHL with 80.49% — putting them below Vancouver in this category. The team with the lowest xGF is the Flyers with 29.47, making them the only team to have less than 30. Philadelphia is towards the bottom of the league in power play minutes with 288:26, while they’re tied for second-last in the league in shots-for with 191. They are one of three teams that have yet to register 200 shots on the man-advantage. 

Vancouver’s power play has produced 112 high-danger scoring chances-for since the start of the season, putting them at 18th in the NHL. While this stat is a little more towards the middle of the pack, their HDCF% is much lower than the rest of the league, sitting at 27th with 86.82%. However, despite being towards the bottom of the NHL in high danger chances on the power play, Vancouver is in the top-five in high danger goals-for. They’re tied for fourth place with the Dallas Stars, with both teams having 24. Above them are the Winnipeg Jets (26), Tampa Bay Lightning (27), and Florida Panthers (27). 

It’s clear that Vancouver has had trouble generating offense on the power play despite their current league ranking. Their lack of shots compared to the amount of minutes they have spent on the man-advantage is concerning, especially given the fact that they actually do pretty well when it comes to scoring on their high-danger chances. In the final 19 games before the end of the season, Vancouver will need to tighten up their power play. 

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